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Chapter 114

Who would’ve guessed it would be such a hot mess?

“Gwen, can you run that by me one more time? Is it for real?” Jeannie was overjoyed as she grabbed Gwendolyn’s hands and spun around.

Gwendolyn nodded vigorously, “It’s real!”

Roselind’s eyes were red, dabbing at tears on the sidelines. She looked at Howard, sitting calmly in his wheelchair, and said softly, “It must have been tough, huh? You always keep everything to yourself.”

Others saw his triumphs, but only his family, who adored him, saw the sweat and toil.

Who knew what it took to get to this day?

Her voice choked up as she bent down to embrace Howard, bursting into sobs.

Howard patted her back gently. “It’s okay. I’m good.”

“Liar!” Jeannie’s voice trembled.

throat closed up as she gazed at his attractive face, and out of the blue, the tears just started pouring.

of the family turned into

at the time, his eyes

and said with

we shouldn’t

cleaned her tears and cracked a smile.

she said, passing tissues to Jeannie and Gwendolyn, suddenly bursting into laughter. “I’ve got to take this call. The phone’s been ringing off the

with compliments, inflating her pride like a

Howard’s legs curiously, wondering if he had been seeing

head out and let Gwendolyn and Howard rest up?” he

“Okay.”

leave, “I brought back some tonic

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react. “Gwen, I know where you keep it. I’ll

tonic, and the family left the cozy

Roselind rolled down the window and took a deep breath.

“Howard’s looking a lot better since returning from

Enoch?” He thought he saw Howard’s legs move but didn’t make

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